Biography

My name is Whitney Lackenbauer, and I am a assistant professor of Canadian history at St. Jerome’s University at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario. I first became interested in the Rangers as an undergraduate co-op student working for the Director General Aboriginal Affairs at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, when some Rangers set up a display as part of the 1996 Aboriginal Awareness Week activities. In 2000, I took a graduate reading course on Arctic security issues and decided to write my research paper on the history of the Rangers. Since that time, I have been gathering documents and personal perspectives on this unorthodox military formation.

On a more personal note, I live on a farm in southwestern Ontario with my wife Jennifer and son Harrison. Although there is no Otterville Ranger patrol, “the eyes and ears of the Canadian Forces” are often discussed in our household.

For more information about me and my other research projects, please visit www.lackenbauer.ca or contact me by email at pwlacken@uwaterloo.ca.